Heath Road

#7576 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Heath Road is a cricket ground in Whitchurch, Shropshire. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1982, when Whitchurch played Singapore in a warm-up match for the 1982 ICC Trophy. Shropshire played their first match at the ground in the 1999 MCCA Knockout Trophy against Cumberland. The following season they played their first Minor Counties Championship match at the ground against Herefordshire. From 2000 to present, the ground has hosted 10 Minor Counties Championship matches. ()

Coordinates: 52°57'41"N, 2°40'46"W

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Heath Road – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St Oswald's Church, St Alkmund's Church, St Chad's Church, Shropshire Way.

5.4 miNW
Church
St Oswald's Church
139 min walk • St Oswald's Church stands on the highest point in the market town of Malpas, Cheshire, England, on or near the site of a Norman motte and bailey castle.
0.7 miN
Church
St Alkmund's Church
18 min walk • St Alkmund's Church is an active Anglican parish church in Whitchurch, Shropshire, England. It stands at an elevated position in the centre of the town. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England which has designated it a Grade I listed building.
3.8 miN
Church
St Chad's Church
98 min walk • St Chad's Church is on Chester Road in the civil parish of Tushingham-cum-Grindley, Macefen and Bradley, Cheshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Malpas, the archdeaconry of Chester, and the diocese of Chester.
2 miNW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Shropshire Way
51 min walk • The Shropshire Way Main Route is a waymarked long distance footpath running through the English county of Shropshire. It runs 202 miles around the interior of the county in two loops centred on Shrewsbury, with an additional spur to Whitchurch.
3.6 miN
Church
St Chad's Chapel
93 min walk • St Chad's Chapel is an isolated church in the scattered community of Tushingham in the civil parish of Tushingham-cum-Grindley, Macefen and Bradley, Cheshire, England. The only approach to the chapel is on footpaths across fields from the A41 road.
5.4 miNE
Church
St Margaret's Church
137 min walk • St Margaret's Church overlooks the village green of Wrenbury, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield and the deanery of Nantwich.
5.6 miS
Church
St Mary's Church
144 min walk • St Mary's Church is in the village of Edstaston, in the civil parish of Wem Rural, Shropshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Wem and Whitchurch, the archdeaconry of Salop, and the diocese of Lichfield.
3.5 miNE
Monastery
Combermere Abbey
90 min walk • Combermere Abbey is a former monastery, later a country house, near Burleydam, between Nantwich and Whitchurch in Cheshire, England, near the border with Shropshire.
3.2 miN
Church
St Michael's Church
83 min walk • St Michael's Church, also known as St Michael and All Angels, stands on a small rise overlooking Big Mere in the village of Marbury, Cheshire, England.
5.2 miN
Church
St Wenefrede's Church
133 min walk • St Wenefrede's Church is in Bickley, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building, and is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester, and the deanery of Malpas.
1.3 miSE
Park
Brown Moss
34 min walk • Brown Moss is a Site of Special Scientific Interest, Local Nature Reserve and important wetland area rich in wildlife close to Whitchurch, Shropshire. It is open to visitors and contains a number of self-guided walking trails. The name 'moss' derives from the local word for a peat bog.